General Washington and his troops crossing the Delaware River on December 25,1776
CHAPTER 8
The War for Independence
Lesson 1:
1. At War With the Homeland
A second Continental Congress was called and met in May 1775
Pennsylvainia sent Ben Franklin
Massachusets sent John Hancock,Sam Adams,
General George Washington
Virginia Sent George Washinton,Patrick Henry
2. The Second Continental Congress
a. Patriots sent a Olive Branch Petitionto King George b. To repeal Intolerable Acts c. King refused to repeal laws d. Second Continetal Congress decided to form a colonial army e. Congress asked all colonies to send soldiers to Massachutes f. Chose George Washington of Virginia to lead new contenetial army g. Chose Washington over Artemas Ward, Charles Lee, and John Hancock h. Second Continental Congress asked each colony to give money to support the army i. Money used for: paying full-time soldiers, buy guns,bullets, food, and uniforms j. Congress voted to print it's own paper money, also known as Continental cerency k. Second Contiental Congress came to stand for the unity of the 13 colonies
3. Continental Army
a. Washington left right away to take charge of his army b. Army already fought in a major battle
c. Battle of Bunker Hill took place in Boston on June 17, 1775
d. The Battle of Bunker Hill was one of the fiersest battles of the whole war
e. George Washington arrived to meet his army less than 3 weeks after the battle f. 14,500 soldiers from the northern colonies wore no uniforms g. Many soldiers had no guns just spears and axes h. Some soldiers fought on the frontier i. Soldiers learned to fight the way the Native Americans did j. Washington's soldiers never accually ever fought in a war k. Washington trained and made rules for the soldiers l. Soldiers were proud to be called continentals m. Not a lot of money and training cotinentals fought against most powerful army in the world
4 The British Advantage
a. George's army was mostly 1st time soldiers british soldiers were mostly proffesionals b. British used mercenaries c. Some mercenaries were Hessians d. British had trouble getting supplies over the Atlantic Ocean e. British had 50,000 soldiers but Wsahington had no more than 10,000 at one time f. Continentals go home to farms during harvesting
Lesson 2: The Decision for Independence
Colonists still believed problems would not be settled
In 1776 colonists prepared for a longer war
1. The First Steps
a. January 1776 Paine published a pamphlet
b. June 7, 1776 Richard Henry Lee gave a speech
c. He said colonists were no longer owed allegiance
d. Every evening for the next 17 days Jefferson wrote and rewrote the Declaration of Independence
2. Writing the Declaration
a. Jefferson planned the Declaration
b. 4 parts in the Declaration
c. Part 1:Intro
d. Part 2: Colonist Main Ideas
e. Part 3: (longest) Colonist Grievances
f. Part 4: Jefferson reasons he had described
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CHAPTER 8
The War for Independence
Lesson 1:
1. At War With the Homeland
- A second Continental Congress was called and met in May 1775
- Pennsylvainia sent Ben Franklin
- Massachusets sent John Hancock,Sam Adams,
General George Washington
- Virginia Sent George Washinton,Patrick Henry
2. The Second Continental Congress
a. Patriots sent a Olive Branch Petitionto King Georgeb. To repeal Intolerable Acts
c. King refused to repeal laws
d. Second Continetal Congress decided to form a colonial army
e. Congress asked all colonies to send soldiers to Massachutes
f. Chose George Washington of Virginia to lead new contenetial army
g. Chose Washington over Artemas Ward, Charles Lee, and John Hancock
h. Second Continental Congress asked each colony to give money to support the army
i. Money used for: paying full-time soldiers, buy guns,bullets, food, and uniforms
j. Congress voted to print it's own paper money, also known as Continental cerency
k. Second Contiental Congress came to stand for the unity of the 13 colonies
3. Continental Army
a. Washington left right away to take charge of his armyb. Army already fought in a major battle
c. Battle of Bunker Hill took place in Boston on June 17, 1775
d. The Battle of Bunker Hill was one of the fiersest battles of the whole war
e. George Washington arrived to meet his army less than 3 weeks after the battle
f. 14,500 soldiers from the northern colonies wore no uniforms
g. Many soldiers had no guns just spears and axes
h. Some soldiers fought on the frontier
i. Soldiers learned to fight the way the Native Americans did
j. Washington's soldiers never accually ever fought in a war
k. Washington trained and made rules for the soldiers
l. Soldiers were proud to be called continentals
m. Not a lot of money and training cotinentals fought against most powerful army in the world
4 The British Advantage
a. George's army was mostly 1st time soldiers british soldiers were mostly proffesionalsb. British used mercenaries
c. Some mercenaries were Hessians
d. British had trouble getting supplies over the Atlantic Ocean
e. British had 50,000 soldiers but Wsahington had no more than 10,000 at one time
f. Continentals go home to farms during harvesting
Lesson 2: The Decision for Independence
In 1776 colonists prepared for a longer war
1. The First Steps
a. January 1776 Paine published a pamphletb. June 7, 1776 Richard Henry Lee gave a speech
c. He said colonists were no longer owed allegiance
d. Every evening for the next 17 days Jefferson wrote and rewrote the Declaration of Independence
2. Writing the Declaration
a. Jefferson planned the Declaration
b. 4 parts in the Declaration
c. Part 1:Intro
d. Part 2: Colonist Main Ideas
e. Part 3: (longest) Colonist Grievances
f. Part 4: Jefferson reasons he had described
Lesson 3: Americans Take Sides
Colonist choose to be neutral
A third colonist were patriots
Another third were loyalist
a. Angilcans supported the KingChurches and the War